Company says line check had lapsed. Reporter says it had not. Said he was in grace month.

Attributes
ACN	248068
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	248068
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was advised, by phone, that company management felt my en route line check had lapsed. I told them I personally felt, based on our operations manual and the fact that my computer audit track indicated 'needs line check' and did not indicate said check had lapsed, that I was in my grace month. My annual recurrent training was in jan/93 and my line check due, according to the operations manual, 6 months later (jul) plus or minus 1 month (aug). After discussion, I was removed from my next flight and given a line check on my next flight. I felt all along that based on information available to me in the operations manual and on the computer audit track that I was not lapsed in regard to this line check. Clarification of company and FAA manuals/procedures, etc, needs to be accomplished to avoid this type of confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPANY SAYS LINE CHK HAD LAPSED. RPTR SAYS IT HAD NOT. SAID HE WAS IN GRACE MONTH.

Narrative: I WAS ADVISED, BY PHONE, THAT COMPANY MGMNT FELT MY ENRTE LINE CHK HAD LAPSED. I TOLD THEM I PERSONALLY FELT, BASED ON OUR OPS MANUAL AND THE FACT THAT MY COMPUTER AUDIT TRACK INDICATED 'NEEDS LINE CHK' AND DID NOT INDICATE SAID CHK HAD LAPSED, THAT I WAS IN MY GRACE MONTH. MY ANNUAL RECURRENT TRAINING WAS IN JAN/93 AND MY LINE CHK DUE, ACCORDING TO THE OPS MANUAL, 6 MONTHS LATER (JUL) PLUS OR MINUS 1 MONTH (AUG). AFTER DISCUSSION, I WAS REMOVED FROM MY NEXT FLT AND GIVEN A LINE CHK ON MY NEXT FLT. I FELT ALL ALONG THAT BASED ON INFO AVAILABLE TO ME IN THE OPS MANUAL AND ON THE COMPUTER AUDIT TRACK THAT I WAS NOT LAPSED IN REGARD TO THIS LINE CHK. CLARIFICATION OF COMPANY AND FAA MANUALS/PROCS, ETC, NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF CONFUSION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.